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NPR's Michel Martin talks with Eric Liu, founder of Citizen University and director of the Aspen Institute's Citizenship and American Identity Program, about citizenship and civic responsibility.

Charles Kurzman, professor of sociology at University North Carolina at Chapel Hill talks with NPR's Michel Martin about how acts of terrorism are portrayed and perceived versus their reality.

After the latest terror attack in the United Kingdom, people in London say they may not feel completely safe, but are determined to go on living their lives and not limit themselves.

But Carson says that "how a person thinks" is only one component that contributes to being poor. He spoke to NPR about the comment and how his agency hopes to "break these cycles" of poverty.

It's an idea long supported by most of the commercial airlines and the union, which say the system is inefficient under the Federal Aviation Administration.

A change in guidelines for lumpectomy surgery in 2014 has already reduced the number of women undergoing additional surgery, including mastectomy, by 16 percent.

Livestock farmer Jon McConaughy's animals live their whole lives on his farm - and die there, too, in his slaughterhouse. He tries to make the end as stress-free and respectful as he can, he says.

As the first woman to direct a big-budget superhero movie, Patty Jenkins says she felt extra pressure to succeed. Her movie grossed more than $100 million in its opening weekend.

The speaker is powered by Apple's personal assistant Siri and marks the long-awaited entry of the tech giant into competition with Amazon's and Google's smart home devices.

A lot of them smoke, though percentages vary widely from country to country for various reasons. When cigarettes sell for 10 cents each, that's definitely a boost for smoking.